Healthy Minds and Bodies
Rationale
A healthy mind and body enables us to lead rich, happy and meaningful lives.
Big Question
How can we keep our mind and body healthy?
Guiding Question/s
- How can we encourage people in our community to have a healthy mind and body?
Essential Questions
- How can we take care of our minds and bodies?
- Who are the people in our community that help us to stay healthy?
- How can we stop the spread of germs?
- How does being in nature support a healthy mind and body?
Future Action
Your students will understand the benefits of mindfulness, sleep, exercise, healthy food, washing their hands, and being in nature. They will be able to encourage others to live healthier lives.
Immersion Phase
Immersion
Your students will participate in immersion experience/s and record their ideas and questions.
Your students will participate in immersion experience/s and record their ideas and questions.
Launch Phase
Questions
Your students will develop questions to add to the classroom Wonder Wall.
Your students will develop questions to add to the classroom Wonder Wall.
Research Phase
Research
Your students will conduct research and share their discoveries at the end of each research session.
Your students will conduct research and share their discoveries at the end of each research session.
Synthesis Phase
Findings
Your students will share what they have learnt with the rest of the class.
Your students will share what they have learnt with the rest of the class.
Assessment
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.
Collaboration Phase
Product Creation
Your students will work in pairs to create a product and reflect on how well they practised a social skill during this collaboration.
Your students will work in pairs to create a product and reflect on how well they practised a social skill during this collaboration.
Exhibition Phase
Exhibition
Your students will share their product at the exhibition.
Your students will share their product at the exhibition.
Evaluation Phase
Feedback
Your students will conduct self-assessment about the social skills they practised during this investigation and use a rubric to assess their product.
Your students will conduct self-assessment about the social skills they practised during this investigation and use a rubric to assess their product.
Future Action
Your students will consider the Habits they have practised and revisit questions on the Wonder Wall.
Your students will consider the Habits they have practised and revisit questions on the Wonder Wall.